Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-2419 JScript9 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed attacks may cause denial-of-service conditions. Technologies Affected Avaya CallPilot 4.0...

Ad Fraud Malware Updating Flash on Infected PCs

Ad fraud malware is one of the more profitable specialties in the cybercrime world, and the attackers who use it often have to adapt their tactics in order to keep the money rolling in. One of the tactics that they have adopted in recent months is that of updating the version of Flash that’s...

IETF Officially Deprecates SSLv3

Attacks such as POODLE and BEAST not only caused some sleepless nights for server admins having to patch against the respective weaknesses, but they also accelerated SSLV3 deprecation. In the time since both attacks were disclosed, major browsers have removed the fallback condition that enabled t...

New Chrome Extension Blocks BeEF Attacks

An engineer has devised a new way to help combat BeEF, or browser exploit framework attacks. The tool, a Chrome extension, detects and blocks hooks from BeEF–an exploit tool similar to Metasploit–that uses JavaScript to control browsers. Routinely used by researchers, pen testers, and attackers,...

Microsoft Exchange Server CVE-2015-2359 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Exchange Server is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based...

VK.com: XSS at http://vk.com on IE using flash files

Steps + Open the below url in Internet Explorer http://vk.com/swf/photouploaderlite.swf?h=h?&onMouseOver=document.writewindow.location.hash.substr1alertdocument.domain + Just hover your mouse over the page. Minor Observations + No "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff" header allows IE to play the fla...

Unity Web Player Zero-Day Vulnerability Disclosed

Some detail has been disclosed about a zero-day vulnerability in the Unity Web Player browser plugin that can allow an attacker to use a victim’s credentials to read messages or otherwise abuse their access to online services. The partial disclosure was made after nearly six months of bug-report...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2708

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service memory corruption and application crash or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors...

MGASA-2015-0182 Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

Chromium-browser 42.0.2311.135 fixes security issues: a use-after-free in DOM CVE-2015-1243, and various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives CVE-2015-1250...

Mozilla Moving Toward Full HTTPS Enforcement in Firefox

The Mozilla Foundation is initiating the process to phase out insecure HTTP connections in the Firefox browser. The decision is part of a broader movement to encrypt the Web, which in the case of Mozilla Firefox, means permitting only encrypted HTTPS browser connections. Mozilla is the developer ...

Microsoft SharePoint CVE-2015-1640 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description Microsoft SharePoint is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may...

Microsoft Outlook App for Mac CVE-2015-1639 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Outlook App for Mac is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. Th...

Microsoft SharePoint CVE-2015-1653 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description Microsoft SharePoint is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may...

MGASA-2015-0123 Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated chromium-browser packages fix security vulnerabilities: The SkBitmap::ReadRawPixels function in core/SkBitmap.cpp in the filters implementation in Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other...

CVE-2015-0815

CVE-2015-0815 affects Mozilla Firefox (pre-37.0), Firefox ESR (31.x before 31.6), and Thunderbird (before 31.6). The underlying issue is memory safety bugs in the Firefox/browser engine, with exploitation scenarios described as remote code execution or denial of service via unknown vectors. Affec...

Google Adds Deceptive Software to Safe Browsing API

Google is continuing to refine its Safe Browsing API and now is giving users warnings about not just malicious software on sites they’re attempting to visit, but also about unwanted software. Google’s Safe Browsing API is designed to help protect users from a variety of threats on pages across th...

Microsoft SharePoint CVE-2015-1633 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description Microsoft SharePoint is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may...

Microsoft SharePoint CVE-2015-1636 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description Microsoft SharePoint is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may...

Microsoft Exchange Server CVE-2015-1632 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Exchange Server is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow...

Microsoft Exchange Server CVE-2015-1630 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Exchange Server is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow...